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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia Good morning. Here's your smart, fast start to the day.

6 things Australian traders will be talking about this morning The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold at 0.5%, bitcoin's midweek rally above $US9,000 came to an end, and the VIX volatility index shot up by 30% overnight to a reading back above 20.

Dow plummets more than 700 points as Trump's China tariffs ignite fears of trade war US stocks saw deep losses in Thursday trade amid escalating trade tensions as President Donald Trump planned to unveil roughly $US50 billion in tariffs on Chinese exports.

Trump just slammed China with tariffs on $65 billion worth of goods in a move that 'could escalate into a global trade war' The Chinese government has already threatened to retaliate.

Immigration is speeding up Australia's population growth Australia's population grew by 395,600 to 24.7 million in the 12 months to September. Net overseas migration rose by 250,100 people, outpacing a 145,500 contribution by natural increase.

This jarring photo shows the death of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet in America The Boeing 747's run as a passenger carrier for major US airlines has come to an end. Both Delta Air Lines and United Airlines retired their fleets of jumbo jets in 2017.

A Stanford professor explains how 'design thinking' can help you lose weight, stop worrying, and change your life Design thinking can help you create meaningful changes in your life by getting to the heart of the problem and generating possible solutions.

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